Shekhar Kapur Biography (1951?-)
Name is sometimes spelled "Shekar Kapoor"; born December 6, 1951 (some sources cite 1945 or 1954), in Bombay, India (some sources cite Lahore, India, nowPakistan); immigrated to England, 1970; married Suchitra Krishnamurti (a singer), 1996. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934; or Elizabeth Swofford, CreativeArtists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (commercials) Marshall Rawlings, Propaganda Independent, 940 North Mansfield, Hollywood, CA90038.
- Nationality
- Indian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Producer, director, actor
- Birth Details
- December 6, 1951?
- India
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Director
- Masoom (also known as Innocent), Krsna Film Unit, 1983
- (Uncredited; with others) Joshilay, 1985
- Mr. India, 1987
- Bandit Queen (also known as Phoolan Devi), Arrow Films, 1994
- (Uncredited; with others) Dushmani, 1996
- Elizabeth (also known as Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen), Gramercy, 1998
- Long Way to Freedom (also known as Long Walk to Freedom), PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 2001
- (With others) Yaadein (also known as Cherished Memories), Mukta Arts, 2001
- The Four Feathers, Miramax/Paramount, 2002
- Other films include Time Machine, not completed. Also made commercial films.
- Film Executive Producer
- Dil Se... (also known as From the Heart, Prema Tho,and Uyire), Eros International, 1998
- The Guru (also known as Le gourou et les femmes), Universal, 2003
- Film Appearances
- Ishq Ishq Ishq (also known as Love, Love, Love), 1974
- Pal Do Pal ka Saath, 1978
- Toote Khilone, 1978
- Jeena Yahan (also known as Living Here), 1981
- Gawahi, 1989
- Nikhil, Drishti (also known as Vision), Udbhav, 1990
- Antique dealer, Nazar (also known as Eye and The Gaze), 1991
- Man who stabs bishop, Elizabeth (also known as Elizabeth: The Virgin Queen), Gramercy, 1998
- Television Appearances
- Episodic
- Appeared in "Rendezvous with Shekhar Kapur and Suchitra," Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.
- Other
- Spotlights and Saris: Making Bombay Dreams (also known as Omnibus: Spotlights and Saris--Making Bombay Dreams), BBC, 2002
- Host of the series On the Other Hand, Channel 4.
- Television Director
- Episodic
- Directed an episode of Tahqiqat.
- Stage Work
- Associate producer, Bombay Dreams (musical), Really Useful TheatreCompany, London, 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Movieline, December, 1999, p. 18
- New Republic, July 10, 1995, p. 24
- New York Times, November 13, 1998, p. E14
- Time, August 14, 1995, p. 67
- Time International, November 2, 1998, p. 71
- Village Voice, November 10, 1998, p. 126